We’ve got a bad case of Arduino fever over here at Gearfuse and some homebrew projects are our only cure! That aside, you can now use a code library to use a universal television remote to control your Arduino-based project. The official word: The library implements the NEC IR protocol, so set up the universal remote for any NEC device ...

Nothing beats seeing the New York Giants take a huge shit on every team in the NFL and then watching Dan Marino freak out on ESPN. It’s just a wonderful thing. ESPN keeps a lot of us glued to the TV and now we have yet another reason not to buy our wives anniversary gifts: The Wi-Fi-enabled ESPN Ultimate Remote. ...

An awesome way to scare your grandmother for Resident Evil fans! This remote controlled zombie by The Chainsaw Mafia is a one-button controlled moaner straight out of a Romero flick. It’s operated by a controller shaped as a brain – how cool is that? Almost as effective at scaring away neighborhood cats with the radio controlled lawn mower, one click ...

It’s Friday again and you know what that means: It’s Remote Controlled Lederhosen Day! Ok, not really, but come on! I needed an excuse to write about this totally meaningless gadget. It’s literally so lame that it’s cool. I mean, just look at it! The mystical Lederhosen walks and yodels all on its own while being controlled with a frankfurter ...

Here’s a pretty cool remote control concept I came across. Touting itself as a no-touch Remote Control, the device designed by a Dutch Student for Bang & Olufsen features an unorthodox mechanism which entails sweeping your hand through a vacant space in the device in order to control your TV. To change the channel, just slide your finger through the ...

From the inflatable to the perverted, we’ve seen it all when it comes to R/C powered toys. But what about for that one rich snobby bastard kid in every city who seems to have it all? The Remote Controlled Hummer is probably not something that little brat got under their Christmas tree last year. Yes, it is a full sized ...

Perhaps if U.S. soccer organizations were to market products like this, soccer would be as popular in the states as it is worldwide. We’ll be the first to admit we know almost nothing about soccer. We doubt we’ve even ever watched a complete professional game. Despite our lack of soccer fanfare, we’d be among the first in line for this ...

Damn, this is one impressive project. This dude put together an incredible mod which allows you to control a camera phone through SMS messages. Pretty much making your cellphone a remote control for the hacked camera phone. When a message is sent to the hacked device, a set of relays activate the phones interface, navigating to the camera application. After ...

If Pencil Jewelery wasn’t geeky enough, how about a bracelet that can control your devices? The Orbit Remote gives a dash of femininity to the masculine facade of the remote control. All of the needed controls are right on the bracelet, so if your boyfriend is ever watching the football game, but you really want to watch that made for ...

While not much is actually known about this concept remote from Hitachi other than it features an “intuitive user interface,” the style plainly smacks of iPod minimalism. More pictures are available after the break, including a larger version of the remote that features the same simple trackball design. Both devices recently made their debut at CEATEC 2007, but no word ...